Esher Church of England School is a large primary school, which is regularly oversubscribed. The school serves a community in Surrey where there is very little social deprivation and only a very low proportion of pupils receive free school meals. Almost all pupils come from White British backgrounds. The next largest group includes those from Asian heritages and a few come from Chinese backgrounds. Only a few pupils speak English as an additional language. The school has fewer pupils with learning difficulties than most schools. The school has experienced stable leadership over the past seven years and following the arrival of a new headteacher in February, has a newly formed leadership team. The school gained the Healthy Schools Award in 2006 and is now working towards achieving the Eco-School Award, Arts Mark and the information and communication technology (ICT) Mark.